Drake paid his way into the industry. UPDATED with quotes from 40 denying the ghostwriting

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I know this has been posted last year but couldn't find the thread and I think it's more relevant then ever now :skip:.

A lot of people dismissed this back then but it's looking a lot more true right about now.
A source with knowledge drops this: Well I used to stay in Toronto now I’m in NY. Drake and writer Nickelus F. from Virginia used to be seen everywhere in TO together about 6 years ago. He used to have a white Range Rover. He used to fly Nick out and bring him to Raptor games and s**t. If you search hard enough you can find all of these pics.

Drake does have money. He lives in one of the most expensive places in North America. His mother is wealthy. Not rich but wealthy. He was on the show from he was 12/13 years of age. He was getting roughly 90 to 125 k per season for the past 10 years. Realistically when you don’t have any bills or expenses that’s whole lot of money which is why he was able to pay his way into the game. He ran out of money early last year and received money from some investors in Houston, TX. He was in TX a lot because he had a girl out there which is how he met Wayne. Wayne heard his CD ina barber shop in H Town.

Nickelus F. is the one who got Malice on that song with Drake. Drake used to throw a lot of money around to get into the industry which is why him and Trey Songz is cool. When Drake was getting more known in TO he wanted more radio friendly less edgy lyrics so he switched up writers because Canadian audience is really conservative. I know cats from Illusive Media who worked with Nickelus F. and they showed me that Drake paid for many of his videos and things of that nature for the songs he was writing. Also, Nickelus F. hooked him up with many connects in the game especially when he was in talks with Def Jam.

From what I heard from VERY reliable sources in the Drake camp and from NY is that this IQ cat from Brooklyn was negotiating selling songs to Drake. Drake would buy hooks or entire songs (concepts and verses). IQ is Rakim’s protege, his pen game is mean. IQ helped him on a couple of records but Drake got pissed when he wouldn’t give him his personal records that he was gonna use for his own career.

Numerous guys in Toronto have contributed to Drake’s music. Richie Sosa being one of them, not a big collaborator but he did help Drake.

This information wasn’t too confidential because the studio sessions had many people present so everybody saw Drake and 40 asking for the rhymes. Another thing you can ask people is if they’ve EVER seen Drake actually write/think/freestyle/type/ or just overall create a song on the spot. NEVER.

There are possibly others that I don’t know of so I can’t give out any more info. I will leave you with this, Drake is not new, he’s actually paid top dollar for meeting with the biggest industry execs and he was shut down.
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Apparently Ghostwriting doesn't matter as long as the final product is good according to drake stans.

Too bad 40 didn't feel the same way and was denying the ghostwriting allegations when they first came out :skip:

Day_Walker said:
@WickedGames since you're using the angle that it's only the final product that matters. Wanna cone in here and explain the reasoning behind this after the meek mill shyt happened.

Noah Shebib

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No one can question my involvement in drakes career. We have come a long way together. So let me start by putting something into perspective

12:49 PM - 23 Jul 2015


Noah Shebib

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I can't count the hours that myself and drake have spent writing producing and recording music. Let's just say... 5000 hours...

12:50 PM - 23 Jul


Noah Shebib

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I've spent maybe 30 min in a studio with Q. Nice enough guy, very talented...

12:53 PM - 23 Jul 2015



Noah Shebib

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If your asking if he contributed to if you're reading this... Yes, he did. You can also see that by reading the credits.
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12:54 PM - 23 Jul 2015



Noah Shebib

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Anyways, I don't work with many people. And there's a reason....

1:00 PM - 23 Jul 2015



Noah Shebib

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No one is as talented as drake. It's not worth my time. I need someone who understands song writing on a higher level...

1:01 PM - 23 Jul 2015



Noah Shebib

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Sometimes that skill is used to recognize other great songs... Like in all forms of music... Except rap.

1:08 PM - 23 Jul 2015



Noah Shebib

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Rap has a stigma about writing your own lyrics and rightfully so... its a very personal art form and its rooted in speaking truthfully.

1:09 PM - 23 Jul 2015



Noah Shebib

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Thankfully for me drake isn't just a rapper. He's also a musician and a producer and a creator.

1:10 PM - 23 Jul 2015



Noah Shebib

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We go beyond the normal boundaries that rappers want to sleep themselves stuck in.

1:10 PM - 23 Jul 2015



Noah Shebib

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We've been fighting those rules from day one. If no one noticed there weren't many singing rappers in '08

1:11 PM - 23 Jul 2015



Noah Shebib

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Theres countless number ones and songs drake has written for others never mind himself, thats the funny part lol!

1:16 PM - 23 Jul 2015



Noah Shebib

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To be even feeling my own need to say these things is crazy

1:17 PM - 23 Jul 2015



Noah Shebib

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and even more ironic is that drake is maybe the most personal rapper ever

1:19 PM - 23 Jul 2015



Noah Shebib

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never has someone spoken about themselves or there own perspective so vividly... ever.

1:19 PM - 23 Jul 2015


Noah Shebib

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its why people have called him soft... because he shows humility and is truthful and honest.

1:20 PM - 23 Jul 2015


Noah Shebib

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you're smokin that shyt you say you selling if you think someone wrote that shyt.

1:21 PM - 23 Jul 2015


Noah Shebib

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so if someone wants to be upset that drake made a great album, go for it, get mad all day lol! but don't ever question my brothers pen.

1:21 PM - 23 Jul 2015
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Had to. I mean after a mixtape, you have songs with Mary J, Jay, Kanye, Jamie Foxx, Dj KHALED, Eminem, all before you drop an album?

He was in 2009-2010, where rappers grind and slave to get. Stadium performer after just a year. Even someone like Kanye who had #1 singles after number one singles, wasn't stadium status until sometime after 808s.

Even Jay wasn't stadium status until like 8 years.

Whole shyt just looks orchestrated in hindsight.
 
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The II XX said:
Had to. I mean after a mixtape, you have songs with Mary J, Jay, Kanye, Jamie Foxx, Dj KHALED, Eminem, all before you drop an album?

He was in 2009-2010, where rappers grind and slave to get. Stadium performer after just a year. Even someone like Kanye who had #1 singles after number one singles, wasn't stadium status until sometime after 808s.

Even Jay wasn't stadium status until like 8 years.

Whole shyt just looks orchestrated in hindsight.
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Drake hasn't performed in stadiums yet
 
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onlylno said:
:dwillhuh:

so why get into the music game?

You don't need the money.
You don't produce.
You keep a team of writers on retainer.
Your pen game is corney.
You aren't coming out with an original concept.
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To get paid. Period.
I doubt son even cares about all that legacy shyt. Just wanted to cash out. Which he did
 
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Anyone who isn't retarded knew before Meek said anything that Drake didn't exclusively write all his shyt, who cares though? :heh:

As long as the music is hot everything else is irrelevant, just goes to show that people buy into the person more than they do the music

Also whatever this post is has literally no legitimacy
 
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